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Antagonistic activity of lactic acid bacteria as probiotics against selected bacteria of the Enterobaceriacae family in the presence of polyols and their galactosyl derivatives

Biotechnology Letters volume 26, pages 317–320 (2004)Cite this article

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Probiotic lactic acid bacteria were grown on erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol or lactitol and produced various derivatives: gal-erythritol, gal-xylitol, and gal-sorbitol as prebiotics. Galactosyl derivatives of erythritol, xylitol and sorbitol were metabolised by Lactobacillus spp. This resulted in their antagonistic activity against the test microflora. No activity was observed in the presence of xylitol and erythritol. Gal-sorbitol obtained by enzymatic transglycosylation from lactose had the same abilities of inducing the antagonistic activity of lactic acid bacteria that lactitol had.

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  1. Institute of Chemical Technology of Food, Technical University of Lodz, 4/10 Stefanowskiego Street, 90-924, Lodz, Poland

    Robert Klewicki

  2. Institute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Technical University of Lodz, 171/173 Wolczanska Street, 90-530, Lodz, Poland

    Elżbieta Klewicka

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Klewicki, R., Klewicka, E. Antagonistic activity of lactic acid bacteria as probiotics against selected bacteria of the Enterobaceriacae family in the presence of polyols and their galactosyl derivatives. Biotechnology Letters 26, 317–320 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:BILE.0000015450.59100.60

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  • antagonism
  • galactopolyols
  • Lactobacillus
  • polyols